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SUMMARY:God\, Darwin and Design - Prof. Kenneth Miller\, Brown University\
 , USA
DTSTART:20090428T163000Z
DTEND:20090428T174500Z
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CONTACT:Dr Zoe Binns
DESCRIPTION:The scientific and legal failings of the 'intelligent design' 
 (ID) movement in the United States stand in sharp contrast to its substant
 ial gains in public support. Recently\, the ID movement has also gained a 
 footing in the UK and elsewhere in Europe. The popular support this moveme
 nt has received points to a profound failure on the part of the scientific
  community to articulate its own message effectively. The appeal of the ID
  movement\, I will suggest\, stems from the way in which it has used the c
 oncept of 'design' as a counterpoint against Darwinian evolution. Analyzin
 g the appeal of this concept is central to developing an understanding of 
 why evolution continues to provoke such resistance a century and a half af
 ter the publication of On the Origin of Species. In reality\, the concept 
 of design is central to a scientific view of nature\, and can be understoo
 d in ways that allow scientific and religious views of nature to coexist. 
LOCATION:Queens Building Auditorium\, Emmanuel College\, CB2 3AP
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